benebass

Hi - I'm having a clearout at the mo so I've decided to move on my pair of Yamaha BEX-4 basses. If you're not familiar with them, they are 34" scale single cutaway semis (with a Gibson-style central block) & the electrics are a combination of magnetic soapbar + piezo pickups with an active 3 band EQ, giving you a pretty broad scope tone-wise. Controls on the body are volume & magnetic/piezo mix, with the EQ on the top like you'd find on an electro-acoustic guitar. Orange one now sold... The second one is in blueburst & needs a bit of work. It was defretted a while ago, but it's since had a refret (both jobs by a professional bass tech). It plays fine (out of the two it's my favourite to play as the neck's a bit thinner & the body's lighter), but there's an occasional problem with the electrics - the pickup blend occasionally cuts out, but comes back with a wiggle of the pot. Probably nothing too major if you're handy with a soldering iron - I'm not though! It's currently strung with old roundwound strings, but I'll throw in a set of D'Addario Chromes (40-100 - cut to fit) with this one. I don't have a case for it. I'm looking for [color="#0000FF"][b]£125 posted[/b][/color] on this one. [attachment=36007:IMGP1110.JPG] [attachment=36008:IMGP1109.JPG] [attachment=36009:IMGP1126.JPG] More info: - [url="http://www.yamaha.com/guitars/products/productdetail/0,,CNTID%25253D60047%252526CNTYP%25253DPRODUCT,00.html"]Yamaha Spec[/url] [url="http://reviews.harmony-central.com/reviews/Electric+Bass/product/Yamaha/BEX4/10/1"]Harmony Central Reviews[/url] Give me a shout if you want any more pics or info... Cheers, B. ____________________________ [s]The first one is a Gretsch-style flamed Orange finish. It has a really comfy action - it had a pro set up when I bought it & it's currently strung with Thomastik Flats, giving it a warm rootsy tone. There are a couple of dings on the back & the edge of the rosewood bridge snapped off between the E & A strings. It's been glued back on & the break is purely cosmetic - it doesn't cause any issues as under the rosewood there's a metal frame that the strings are anchored into & it isn't visible from the front unless you're really close up (see pics). I have a hard case for this so it can be posted. I'll throw in a spare set of Thomastik flats (cut to fit the bass) too. I'm after [color="#0000FF"][b]£200 posted[/b][/color] for this one.[/s] [attachment=36004:IMGP1112.JPG] [attachment=36005:IMGP1128.JPG] [attachment=36006:IMGP1129.JPG]

Now sold - cheers! B.

Hi - sold this through a private sale today - cheers! B.

[quote name='Moos3h' post='616308' date='Oct 4 2009, 10:37 AM']Now offered to Bentdice for 1st refusal Thanks, James[/quote] Cheers - still interested! PM sent... B.

[quote name='Moos3h' post='614536' date='Oct 2 2009, 09:30 AM']Morning all, sorry have not been well so have just got to this. I'm happy for the moderators to make a ruling here, but as jxl contacted with questions waiting to be answered, but bentdice is happy as is and posted to say so, then I'm not really sure who to sell to! Technically, jxl was first? Can anyone advise? Don't want to upset anyone! Cheers, James[/quote] Don't think anyone needs to get upset. It's a bit of a tricky one, but to keep things sweet I'm happy to stand aside & for you to sell it to jxl. If anyone knows of another one going (or for that matter a 4 string Status Groove Bass - been looking for one of those for ages!) then drop me a PM... Cheers, B.

I'll take it with the case & the insured postage! Will send a PM to sort out payment details if I'm the winner... Cheers, B.

[quote name='LukeFRC' post='612828' date='Sep 30 2009, 10:56 AM']PM sent[/quote] ...and replied to B.

One thing I missed off my original post was that I have all the original packaging for this so will do it for £140 posted Cheers, B.

Hi - bought a Danelectro 63 Long Scale bass a couple of weeks ago for a project that's not worked out & I need some space in the house, so I thought I'd move it on. Styling's definitely a love/hate thing - it's a black semi hollow ply/masonite body that has the advantage of being VERY light (great if you have a bad back) & a 24-fret neck with a very slight taper (like a Rick). It's passive, with a couple of lipstick pickups & Vol/Tone/3 way switch. I've been pretty surprised by this thing to be honest - it's basic, but with a bit of amp tweaking can go from '60s boom to Lemmy-style chordal madness. Some Dano stuff can be a bit rough straight out of the box, but I had this one set up & strung with D'Addario Chrome flats (40-100) so it's pretty comfy to play. I've only used it in the house since it arrived, so condition is pretty much as new & I'll throw in a Ritter gig bag too. The whole thing cost me just under £250 with strings/set up etc., so I was thinking somewhere around £140 would be a decent deal. Camera's out of action at the mo, so here's a stock pic: - [attachment=33678:63_bass_black.jpg] There's also a video review at [url="http://www.danguitars.com/BassGuitars.html"]http://www.danguitars.com/BassGuitars.html[/url] (scroll down near the bottom of the page). More reviews: - [url="http://www.bassplayer.com/article/danelectro-dano-63/apr-08/34853"]http://www.bassplayer.com/article/danelect...63/apr-08/34853[/url] [url="http://www.danelectro.com/raves_1e.html"]http://www.danelectro.com/raves_1e.html[/url] [url="http://reviews.harmony-central.com/reviews/Electric+Bass/product/Danelectro/Dano+%2763+Long+Scale+Bass/10/1"]http://reviews.harmony-central.com/reviews...Scale+Bass/10/1[/url] Cheers, B.

Dropped price to £175 with the case. The action's very playable as it is and it's only a couple of notes up the top end that buzz, so at this price it's a bit of a bargain if jazzers are your thing. To be honest, I'd get it set up & keep it if I still played guitar, but I'd prefer to find it a home where it'll see a bit more use than it's getting here... Cheers, B.

Edited description & dropped price to £200...